Pipe bracket or support.



PATENTED APR, 14.1908.

E. L. How. PIPE BRACKET 0R SUPPORT.

PPLIOATIOH FILED FEB. 8, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE L. HOWE, OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO STANDARDMALLEABLITIRON COMPANY, Ol" MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION.

PIPE BRACKET on SUPPORT.

No. 884,661. Specification 'otLetters Patent. Patented April 14, 1908.

Application led February 6, 1908. Serial No. 414,492.

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Be it known that l, EUGENE li. flown, a uniform strength is given to thecasting since, 55 citizen of the United States, residing at Musthe Wallsbeing comparatively thin, the anke on, in the county of Muskegon andState nealin ')pcration will atl'ect substantially the of ichigan, haveinvented certain new and whole )ody ol' the Izlctuluoi' which theCasting useful Improvements in Pipe Braokets or vis formed; and, third,thc bracket or support Supports, of which I do declare the following isrendered very light and this is oi advan- 60 to e a full, clear, andexact description, ref tage, not merely in thc mattcr of first cost,erence being'had to the accompanying draW- but also in that it. lessonsthc cost of transing, forming part of this specifica-tion. portation. f

` The resent invention has-relation more Figure 1 is a View in sidcelevation ot' a partie arly to that class of brackets or supbracketembodying my invention, parts o5' 'ports'designed for sustainingoverhead heatbeing-shown in central vertical section. Fig. lng pipes,such als are now commonly used in 2 is a pian View oi a portion of myimproved 15. factory buildings or like situations. braeketor su pport.Fig. .3 is a view in ver- ,It has heretofore been custovrij'ary tu form*tical section on line I- --J ot Fig. l. Fig. 4 brackets or supports, ofthe `lass to which is avertieal sec-tion on line 4 --4 ot' Fig. 1. 70 myinvention relates, ol cast ine-tal, said sup- Fig. is a. cross sec-tumon lino 5 5 ot Fig. `1. ports being provided with a' series-sof seats Asshown, my improved bracket is formed wherein the pipes will rest, aridwith a series with aplurality ot concat(` scats l adapted of openingsextending between sidseats for to rec-vivo thc sections of' pipo '2 to'be susthe purpose of lightening .the castingr and, tained. At its cndsmy bracket or support. 75 when necessary, to admit 'additional sustainisformcd withv the vertical opcnings 2% ing bolts. `A serious objection tosuch supthrough which will bc passed thc rctaining ports, as at presentoonstructcd from ordibolts 4 whcrcln' the brackct or support willv narycast iron, is that they are apt to bc casbe suspcmlod lrom tho ovcrhcadpart to ily broken when being set in position, or in which it isconnected. lctwccn thc concave 80 oase they are dro )perl from anelevation. seats i arc formcd vertical opcnings 5 which Moreover,inasmuc as those parts ot' such serve to matcrially lighten the casting,and,

brackets or supports beneath the pipe sca-ts beneath the seats l, thecastingr is chamberod vhave been formed solid, while the portions of asat 6. As will be seen, the chambcr 6 has the supports or bracketsbetyveenthc seats upwardly extending parts 7 that lcad to thefS- havebeen formed holloW, uit inequality of openings By forminpr the 'castingwith strength. has neeessarily resulted. the chamber (i and ol'icnings5, as above dc- My )resent invention is4 designed to Iproscribed, thewalls ot the casting may be made vide alighter and more` durable pip.brarkot oi" approximately unilornithickness. The or support which cannotbe easily b'okcn advantage ol'l this is, as abovc stated, viz: 90 andwhich shall be of substantially uniform y it. cnablcs thc casting to bcanncaled or malstrength throughout. lcabloizcd" wit-h a substantialuniformity 40 To this end, my invention consists lprithroughout, andinsurcs thatwhile the castmarily in lormingtho bracket or support ol a.ingf shall bc' lig-ht,V it shall at the same tim(` malleable i-roncastingr with a plurality oll holbe cxcccdingly strong and durablc. 9 5low extensions and ront-avc scats in its uppcr llaring,r thus dcscrlbcdmy mvcntlon. what j portion to rcccivc thc pipcs to be supportcd. lclaim as ncw, and dcsiro to sccurc by l.ct-

said east-ing,r boingr clnunbcrcd beneath said ters Patent, is: 1-

seats and bcing so constructcd that its walls l. A pipc supportcomprising a casting; ol shall hc ol'z )proximatcly unil'orm thickncss.mallcabh` mctal, thc uppcr part whcrcol'4 is 100 By thus forming;r tbcbracket or support. thc formed with a plurality oil hollow cxtcnsionsfollowing.: zulvant'ag'cs rcsult: lirst. thc apand with intcrnudiutcconcave scats to rcproxilnatcly unil'orm thickncss oi' Ihc walls ccircthc pipcs to bc supporlcd. said casting ol thc casting' avoids thclangt-r olI uncipial boing' chalnlarcd bcncalh said seats so thatsln'inkagc oi' lhc mctal in thc casting opcraits walls arc ol'vapproximatcly uniliorni lhick- 105 tion and lcsscns thc danger olL thcwarping, t ncss.

2. A pipe support cmprising a malleable casting, the upper partWliereofls formed with a plurality Ofi hollow extensions and formthickness.

with intermediate concave @eats t9 receive 5 the pi es te be supported,sind castmg belng previ( ed at its ends W1th vert1cel Openings to admitretaining bolts and having L chmn;y

ber egitending' beneath said seats, the Walls of sald casting being ofapproximately uni-

